Psalm 48

GReat is the Lord, and with great praise
to be advanced still,
Within the City of our God,
upon his holy hill.
Mount Zion is a pleasant place,
the joy of all the land,
The City of the mighty God,
on her North-side doth stand.

A refuge in her palaces,
well known is God most high,
For lo, the Kings assembled were,
together they past by,
They viewed it as they went on,
wondring exceedingly,
And much astonisht, and away
they hasted speedily.

There did great terrour seise on them,
they stood amaz'd with fear,
Their grief was like a womans pains
when she a child doth bear.
Thus doest thou quickly scatter them,
as, if thou do but speak,
With a strong Eastern winde thou dost
the ships of Tarshish break.

I' th' City of the Lord of hosts
our God, our eyes have seen
It now, as we have heard it hath
in former ages been,
And so will God establish it.
And till thou do fulfill
Thy loving kindnesses, we wait
within thy Temple still.

According to thy name, O God,
to th' earths end is thy praise,
Thy right hand is of justice full,
and righteousnesse always.
Let Zion Mount rejoice, because
of all thy judgements just,
And daughters of Jerusalem,
be glad and in thee trust.

Walk round about all Zion hill,
and view it well, and goe
And tell the towrs that thereupon
are builded on a rowe.
Consider her fair palaces,
and mark her bulwarks well,
That to the age to come ye may
her strength and beauty tell.

Because this God is ours, our God
for evermore is he,
He will not leave us, but our guide
he unto death shall be.